| MATCHUP | Wanderers Wolverhampton | Bournemouth Bournemouth |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 0-0-1 | 0-0-1 |
| Where | Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth | |
| When | Saturday, August 23, 2025 | |
| Time | 10:00 AM EDT | |
In this article, we will formulate a Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Bournemouth Prediction for this English Premier League Week 2 matchup on Saturday, August 23rd, at the Vitality Stadium. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this English Premier League matchup.
Bournemouth Preview
Bournemouth is coming off a 2-4 road defeat by Liverpool in the opening week of the Premier League. They had just 39% possession of the ball and also had fewer total shots, with 10, and 3 shots on goal. They had 74% completed passes, and less expected goals, with 1.70 compared to Liverpool’s 2.21.
Last season, Bournemouth was averaging 1.53 goals per game last season, while allowed 1.21 goals per game. Justin Kluivert was the top scorer for Bournemouth last season with 12 total goals, while Antoine Semenyo followed with 11 goals. Justin Kluivert was the team’s best passer, with 6 total assists.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Preview
Wolverhampton Wanderers are coming off a 0-4 home defeat by Manchester City in their opening game of the season last week. Wolves had 42% possession of the ball, and fewer total shots, with 9, and 3 of them were on target. They had 0.56 expected goals, compared to City’s 2.46.
Last season, Wolves scored 1.42 goals per game, while allowing 1.82 goals per game. Matheus Cunha was the top scorer for Wolverhampton this season with 15 total goals, while Jørgen Strand Larsen followed with 14 goals. Rayan Aït Nouri and Jean-Ricner Bellegard were the team’s top passers with 7 assists each.
Why Bournemouth will win
- Wolverhampton has lost four of its last five EPL matches.
- The home team has won each of Bournemouth’s last three EPL matches.
- The favorite has won each of Bournemouth’s last three EPL matches.
Why Wolverhampton Wanderers will win
- Wolverhampton has won each of its last three EPL Saturday away matches against Bournemouth.
- Wolverhampton has won four of its last six EPL away matches.
- Wolverhampton has won each of its last four EPL Saturday away matches.
- Wolverhampton has won four of its last five EPL Saturday day matches.
- Bournemouth has lost each of its last three EPL Saturday matches as a home favorite.
- Bournemouth has lost three of its last four EPL Saturday matches as a favorite.
- Bournemouth has lost three of its last four EPL matches.
- The away team has won each of the last five EPL matches between Bournemouth and Wolverhampton.
Total Points Facts
- The ‘Both Teams To Score’ market has hit in seven of Wolverhampton’s last eight EPL Saturday away matches.
- The ‘Both Teams To Score’ market has failed to hit in five of Bournemouth’s last six EPL Saturday home matches.
- The ‘Under 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in each of Bournemouth’s last four EPL home matches.
- The ‘Under 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in each of Bournemouth’s last four EPL matches as a favorite.
- The ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in six of Wolverhampton’s last seven EPL Saturday away matches.
- The ‘Under 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in 10 of Bournemouth’s last 13 EPL home matches.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Bournemouth Prediction
Last season, Bournemouth led the Wolves 2-1 wins, but were 1-1 at home. They won by 2-1 for the English FA Cup, and they lost by 0-1 for the Premier League. Both teams are a perfectly balanced 5-5-2 in their last 12 head-to-head meetings, but Wolves are 3-1-1 in their last 5 visits in Vitality Stadium. Under is 5-3 in their last 8 meetings, and both teams to score – Yes is 7-2 in their nine meetings in Vitality Stadium.
In this Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Bournemouth Prediction, Bournemouth is coming as -130 home favorites. Both teams are coming off defeats in their season openers, and both conceded 4 goals. Both were playing elite teams of the Premier League, and in this matchup, I like the hosts to take care of business. Bournemouth looked a bit better in their first game of the season, as they had 1.70 expected goals, while Wolves had just 0.56. Bournemouth was also better both offensively and defensively last season, and in their home opener of the season, I expect them to get the job done.